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automan77

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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #45 on: January 18, 2015, 12:15:55 PM »

Anyone have a photo of that fan option?
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #46 on: January 18, 2015, 03:29:43 PM »

Anyone have a photo of that fan option?

I hope to install mine this week...photos will follow
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #47 on: January 19, 2015, 09:26:49 PM »

Look forward to the install pics, and how well it works for you.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #48 on: January 22, 2015, 06:48:54 AM »

Can't wait to see the photos! And if it shortens your burn time.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #49 on: January 23, 2015, 11:32:23 AM »

Got mine up and running today. The problem is that I am unable to upload the pictures. They are the correct size and the forum says the uploader is full. PM me your # and I will text u a few pics.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #50 on: January 23, 2015, 12:56:03 PM »

Hey Roscoe,

Can you send the pics to my email?  vpmeyers@reagan.com

Thanks,

Vincent Paul
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #51 on: January 23, 2015, 08:43:23 PM »

Got mine installed tonight. Extremely easy. Had to get 4 self tappers to attach the doghouse to the door. Hardest part was getting my fat hands in to hook up the wires.





.These are the only pictures I thought to take. Got a little excited to get it going.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #52 on: January 24, 2015, 04:59:20 AM »

Give us a update on how well it works. Looks pretty good. Do you have any more pics.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2015, 05:01:05 AM by automan77 »
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #53 on: January 24, 2015, 06:23:29 AM »

Not right now. Ill try to get the cover off and snap a few but I'm working today and then going to the woods and probably won't be home before dark. Works well so far. I've got a blazing fire in no time, Temps recover quickly even if the house is calling for heat which it hadd not been able to do. Also, I woke up to the most wood still in the stove I have had so far. Took about 10 minutes if that to install.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #54 on: January 24, 2015, 06:48:48 AM »

Looks good! So your burn time about the same?
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #55 on: January 24, 2015, 07:03:05 AM »

I'm thinking mine may be longer. Most of the wood I put in last night was still there this morning. Usually I just have a pile of ashes  when I get up. The thing recovers so fast it burns for shorter periods at a time. This is of course only 1 night. I will monitor my usage through the week and update.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #56 on: January 25, 2015, 12:31:12 AM »

I will agree, recover times are painful when your house is calling for heat constantly.  The natural draft doesn't seem to do the job.  I'm burning green wood wood with some seasoned and if its cold and windy the boiler can't keep up.  I have to keep opening the door for 20-30 minutes to try get the water temp back up.  This is very frustrating, not unusual to have 150 degree water temps unless I open the door for more draft constantly.  Like others have said when house is calling, and you have a great heat demand the boiler just never recovers with the natural draft... making for a cold house, and furnace blower never kicking off.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #57 on: January 25, 2015, 04:37:49 AM »

Intensedrive do think if you had seasoned wood you wood be alright with the natural draft?
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #58 on: January 25, 2015, 08:15:07 AM »

I have a Ridgewood 7500 with no stack extensions or fan and I am using seasoned oak as well as dead trees I am cutting off my property, and barn beams and oak pallets from work. I am having no issues with keeping the boiler up to temp. I am set at 182 off, 172 on and getting fast recovery times with no issues heating my house, garage and domestic water. Rake the coal bed forward in the morning and then again at night and add a few oak 4x4's then seasoned oak on top and forget it. Was -20 here a few days ago, had wood left after 11 hours of burn time. I like the fan option if you want to burn green wood, but mine works great without it due to having seasoned wood.
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Re: Forced Air Option
« Reply #59 on: January 25, 2015, 08:23:33 AM »

I have the 6000 and have no issue with recovery times.  Working great . Have a 3 foot stack
Been getting 14 to 16 hours burn times. 
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